boastful speech; bragging
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
proposal; offer; request; application
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
first thing in the morning
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to start working; to take action
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
(someone else's) daughter
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
individual differences; personal equation
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to overflow from something full
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
about when; about what time; how soon
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
branch office; agency; sub-branch
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
odd; strange; queer; peculiar